http://hdl.handle.net/10379/178 2017-10-29T22:59:47Z http://hdl.handle.net/10379/6794 Fortification in the North (1200 -1600) O'Conor, Kieran This paper looks at different types of fortification used across north-west Europe between the twelfth and arly seventeenth centuries. These incude castles, town walls, artillery fortifications, linear fortifications, territorial defences, fortified houses, crannogs and moated sites. One major theme in the paper is how the development of fortifications throughout this period reflect changes in society. 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10379/6691 Geophysical Survey at Rathcroghan 2010-2012 Schot, Roseanne; Waddell, John; Fenwick, Joe Following an extensive programme of geophysical survey at Rathcroghan published in 2009, five hitherto unexplored areas were surveyed using magnetic gradiometry in 2010–12. In an area south of Oweynagat a faint circular anomaly 20m in diameter and an equally faint arc some 8m across are of possible archaeological significance. Survey between the linear earthworks known as the Mucklaghs did not reveal any definite archaeological features but examination of Cashelmanannan demonstrates this is a complex multiperiod site. East of Rathcroghan Mound and its surrounding 360m enclosure, the geophysical evidence suggests that the avenue approaching the great mound does not extend beyond the enclosure limits. An area on the northwest was also investigated but apart from a semi-circular anomaly proved to be featureless. The latter, a possible ring-ditch, does indicate the possibility of significant features adjacent to and outside the enclosure. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10379/5947 Ollamh, biatach, comharba: lifeways of Gaelic learned families in medieval and early modern Ireland FitzPatrick, Elizabeth [No abstract available] 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10379/5911 The symbolism of zoomorphic penannular brooches Newman, Conor; Burke, Sandra J. Hawkes Exploration of the zoomorphic and Christian symbolism on zoomorphic penannular brooches (5th to 7th centuries AD). It is suggested that the underlying symbol of a bi-cephalic zoomorph has meanings that are not intrinsically antagonistic to Christian reading and permitted a smooth evolution from pagan to Christian iconography. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z